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Monday, October 31, 2016

Nana, Come Home!

Those words (in my title) were so
precious to me, so inviting, so sweet to hear.
Those words came from the mouth of my 2 ½ year old grandson, said in the
charming way of a child learning to express himself.

Gus’ mommy works in the world of
speech and language development; her passion is centered on helping people of
all ages, with communication challenges. So it’s no surprise that her own
children would get great coaching as they develop their communication skills.

Sometime ago Gus’ daddy (my son)
called me to arrange some FaceTime and I was delighted. Between busy schedules
on both ends and the challenge of the three hour time difference, we don’t get
as much opportunity to connect as I would like.

We made our connection and as I
watched Gus on camera, it was obvious he was totally enthralled with his cars
and trucks. His daddy persisted in
asking Gus, “who do you see?” It took a couple of times asking that question to
get Gus to refocus. Finally I saw that
precious grin as Gus looked straight into the camera and he answered his dad,
“Nana”.

But what came next totally melted my
heart….he said, “Nana, come home.” I knew in that instant that my developing
relationship with Gus (after not seeing each other for several months), was
intact and growing. He was inviting his
Nana to come to his home! Because Gus
and his brother live so far away, I want to everything possible to love on
them. I want to be a presence in their
lives. I literally praise God for that
computer when it becomes an instrument of connection.

As wonderful as it is to hear my
sweet grandson invite me to “come home”,
how much more amazing is it to hear God say “Judy, come home”? His Word says that this earth isn’t really
our home; we are just passing through
this life. Our time here is very
important but a heavenly destination/home
is awaiting all of us who have placed our trust in Christ.

In Philippians 3:20 we are told that our citizenship is in heaven. And that very well-known scripture, John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” What does that mean? It means Jesus is the way home.

I am so thankful to know…. to be
assured by God’s promises… that because
I have trusted Christ to bring me home,
this world’s problems are just temporary.
God has blessed me with a life on earth that I love, but when the time
comes to “go home”, I can be certain
that He has provided the way and I will live with my Creator forever.

Can you claim that assurance? My friends, God has his arms wide open. He is ready to welcome you home.
If you don’t know Jesus as your Savior, you do not have to wait a moment
longer. You can pray a simple prayer: A
– admit you are a sinner; C – confess that sin and ask Jesus into your life; T
– thank Him for His gift of your salvation.
And then one day you will hear those wonderful words, “Welcome home.”